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Bold new plan for police pursuits:
Constable Peter McAulay, 24, was hit early [on the morning of Sept. 27] after setting up road spikes to try and stop two teenagers in an allegedly stolen vehicle. A 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl have been charged with attempted murder after Constable McAulay was rushed to Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious head injuries and broken bones and fractures.
After the horrific crash, Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers is calling for remote vehicle immobilisers to become mandatory in new cars.
"I started in 2012. I have written to three successive prime ministers but it is now time for action, bipartisan support. With remote engine immobilisers there will never be a need for a police pursuit," Mr Leavers told Today. "The primary situation is to protect lives and property. It can improve safety. It is a great thing. It is a no-brainer. We need to change the Australian design regulation. Within five to 10 years there will never be another police pursuit. We will be able to disable any stolen car at any point in time and ensure safety. It is commonsense."
The proposed engine immobilisers wouldn't just be able to stop a car in its tracks, police would also be able to track vehicles through GPS.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday October 04 2018, @05:36PM (3 children)
I don't trust this stuff at all. You KNOW it's gonna be implemented completely half-assed and some cracker's going to steal whatever master keys are used for this and use it to cause utter havoc. Ever play Rockman.exe/Megaman Battle Network? Imagine that except with no helpful Navi avatars to actually bust viruses. A scenario like this actually happened in the first game where WWW member Madoi and her navi Coloredman.exe (yikes...) hacked Dentown's traffic signals.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 4, Insightful) by takyon on Thursday October 04 2018, @06:27PM (2 children)
I have zero doubt that you don't trust this stuff. But at some point, almost every car on the market will become a surveillance device and potential police informant. Maybe a decade later, and there will be a Cash for Clunkers 2.0 designed to remove older cars from the streets. Maybe another ten years later, and the old cars will be all but banned due to an emissions law. At the end of it, you'll only be able to own cars that spy, assuming you own a car at all (see new business models based on driverless).
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday October 04 2018, @09:54PM
Yyyyyyyup :/ Sure seems that way. Now, growing up poor in NYC means I never learned to drive, so I just walk or take the bus everywhere, but at some point I am going to need to learn, and at some later point will likely get a car. There's really no way around it in the US...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 06 2018, @01:42PM
and maybe by then people will realize that we need to kill all these government leaches.